The Gathering Storm
- Published
- 27 October 2009
- Pages
- 824
- ISBN-13
- 9780765324160
- Type
- novel
About this book
The Gathering Storm (2009, 824 pages) is the twelfth Wheel of Time novel and the first of three completed by Brandon Sanderson from Robert Jordan's notes and outlines after Jordan's 2007 death. The prose voice shifts noticeably, but the story carries forward the Dragon Reborn's arc toward the Last Battle that Jordan began in 1990.
Key facts about The Gathering Storm
Robert Jordan wrote The Gathering Storm, a novel on our list. It has been out since 27 October 2009. The book has 824 pages.
We list 2 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780765324160 to find the main one.
The Gathering Storm is book 13 of 15 in The Wheel of Time series. The series has 15 published books. However, the series starts with The Eye of the World (1990). A Memory of Light is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 8 January 2013.
Additionally, Robert Jordan writes The Fallon Trilogy and Conan: The Robert Jordan Novels as separate series. Those series sit on our historical fiction, sword and sorcery and fantasy shelves. Meanwhile, Warrior of the Altaii is the latest published Robert Jordan book on file, from 2019.
About Robert Jordan
Robert Jordan was the pen name of James Oliver Rigney Jr., a decorated Vietnam veteran — two tours as a U.S. Army helicopter gunner, awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Bronze Star with V for valor, among other honors — before he became one of epic fantasy's most influential writers. See every Robert Jordan book in order.
Its place in The Wheel of Time
The Gathering Storm is book 13 in the The Wheel of Time series. It follows Knife of Dreams. It is followed by Towers of Midnight. See the full The Wheel of Time reading order.
In the Third Age, the Wheel of Time turns and ages come and pass, but the Dragon is bound to be reborn to save the world — or break it. Robert Jordan's fourteen-volume epic follows Rand al'Thor, a sheepherder from the Two Rivers, as his quiet life is shattered by Trollocs, Aes Sedai, and the growing, terrifying suspicion that he is the prophesied Dragon Reborn, doomed to fight the Dark One at the Last Battle even if it means going mad and destroying everyone he loves. Around him, his childhood friends Mat Cauthon…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781250252609
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780765324160